MS Community and Regional Planning at University of Texas at Austin

Programme overview

Students may choose to tailor the choice of elective courses to their specific interests. Students have a wide range of elective courses to choose from and are encouraged to select electives that they feel will best prepare them for their future careers. Students can also pursue specialized interests through dual degree programs and portfolio programs.

Faculty: School of Architecture | Duration: 30 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Austin, TX, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 30 semester credit hours. Each student must complete 48 semester hours of coursework, including introductory courses in planning history, theory, and ethics; quantitative planning methods; qualitative and participatory planning methods; sustainable land use planning; GIS and visual planning tools; planning law; and public economics and finance.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate admission (applies to the programme): There are no specific course prerequisites for admission to the master’s degree program. However, facility in basic computer skills (using spreadsheets and word processing) is assumed. Upon admission to the program, students must pay a nonrefundable enrollment deposit to indicate that they accept the offer of admission. The deposit is applied to the payment of tuition when the student enrolls. The deposit is also required of students admitted to the dual degree programs.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms are summer and fall; each graduate program sets its own application deadline.

Graduate application fees: $65 for U.S. graduate applicants and $90 for international graduate applicants; MBA (and dual programs with MBA) $200; MPA $125. Each graduate program sets its own application deadline. Fee waivers are available only to U.S. citizens/permanent residents applying for a first graduate degree (not MBA or MPA).

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/admissions/apply

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